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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 105

Colliery Dividends Miners' Wages and Strikes Mr. Baddeley Quotes Figures

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 4

Continuing his maiden speech in the Assembly. Mr. Baddeley said:—It was characteristic of Sir Allen Taylor, who is a member of the other…

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Stockton-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 4

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern miners, stated yesterday that complaints from the officials of the local lodges, owing to the "pin-pricks," some…

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Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 5

At the Miners' Conference in South Wales a motion in favour of the Miners' Federation Joining the Third Red International was rejected by 883 votes to…

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Homes for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 5

Thirty colliery companies have formed an Industrial Housing Association, and have subscribed a capital of £1,000,000 with the object of…

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Coal for Manila

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 6

On Saturday the A. and A. steamer City of Yokohama is expected to complete discharge at Melbourne, and sails on Sunday to load coal at Newcastle for…

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Maitland District. Abermain No. 2 Colliery. Employees Prosecuted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 6

The hearing of the charges against 13 employees of the Abermain No. 2 [?] for absenting themselves form work without reasonable excuse, was resumed at the…

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British Miners Keeping Agreement LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 5

A conference of the Miners' Federation at Blackpool decided not to terminate the national wage…

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Abermain and Seaham Miners to Resume Settlement of Dispute SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 6

At the compulsory conference to-day regarding the trouble at Abermain Nos. 1 and 2, and Seaham No. 1, a settlement was…

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Coal Tribunal Less Wages Sought Baddeley Objects Proprietors' Application SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 5

The meeting of the Coal Tribunal, which was adjourned on June 23 on account of certain proceedings before the High Court, was…

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Peace Negotiations Off American Industrial Crisis Coal and Railway Disputes Loyalists' Seniority the Main Issue Vancouver

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 1

With the complete collapse of the peace negotiations in the railway strike, the United States is facing the full gravity of the industrial crisis. Coal fumble forecasts issued in several States indicate that the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 4

A further special meeting of Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held yesterday in connection with the proposals of the manager for the reopening of the…

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Coal Tribunal. Resumption of Sittings Miners Want Log Considered. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 5

The Coal Tribunal resumed its sittings to-day at the Commonwealth Bank. The members of the tribunal in addition to the chairman, were:—…

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The Age of Gold Declared to Be Ended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 11

Guglielmo Ferrero, Italian historian, wrote what follows for the "Paris I'Illustration." He called it the "End of the Age of Gold":—…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 July 1922 · page 4

Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries In the northern district during the fortnight. The two Abermains were idle owing to a dispute between the…

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Northern Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 July 1922 · page 4

Northern Extended Colliery is still idle. The dispute arose over two men without places being told to work pillars with machines. The men contend that it is…

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Coal Tribunal. Question of Precedence Decision To-morrow Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 July 1922 · page 5

After hearing the address in reply made by representatives of the coal miners, the Chairman of the Coal Tribunal announced yesterday that he would give his decision…

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Coal and Steel Their interdependence Prices and Orders Baddeley on B.H.P. Coy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 July 1922 · page 5

The inter-dependence of the B.H.P, Company's Steel Works, and the collieries of Newcastle and the Maitland valley was stressed by Mr. Baddeley…

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The American Strikes. No Settlement Apparent Importation of Coal (Australian Cable Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 July 1922 · page 5

The railway and coal strikes in the United States appear to have reached a deadlock. President Harding has conferred with…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 5

A conference took place yesterday with respect to a number of matters in dispute at Bellbird Colliery. The company was represented by Mr. Angus, managing…

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Ayrfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 5

A conference took place yesterday with the representatives of Ayrfield Colliery and Mr. T. Hoare, president of the Northern Branch of the Miners'…

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